David:

I actually agree with everything you said in your post on this thread. If I could invite you to come hunting with me.....and you ended up taking one of the bucks my poaching neighbors took.....I's help you drag him out.....take your photos....and recommend a good, local taxidermist.

The herd (careful not to say "my") here needs thinning. I'd just like to see it done, legally. I don't know how much clearer I can be. I don't want the deer spotlighted, either. I'd like to see everything done on the up&up.

A friend of mine knows a farmer who gets a depredation permit to take deer off his property. Thing is....he ONLY takes trophy bucks off the property....and then brags about the bucks he takes. I'd just like to see it done, right. Call me a dreamer.

Jeff